put on the brakes

A form of put the brakes on — To stop (an event, action, or process) or to slow it down.

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Meanings

verbput on the brakes (third-person singular simple present puts on the brakes, present participle putting on the brakes, simple past and past participle put on the brakes)

present singular third person puts on the brakes · participle present putting on the brakes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of put the brakes on.
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APA

put on the brakes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20on%20the%20brakes

MLA

“put on the brakes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20on%20the%20brakes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put on the brakes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20on%20the%20brakes.

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